That’s actually false on so many levels. When I was in Year 11, I applied for a junior developer role and got hired for part-time work, earning around $30–40 an hour — made roughly 2k in just a few weeks. My coding skills were average at best, maybe even below what you'd call “skilled” in Australia. And about AI it’s nowhere near taking over IT jobs. Most AI tools still rely on humans to write prompts, validate outputs, debug logic, and build actual systems around the models. It’s more of an assistant than a replacement. In fact, people who know how to use AI efficiently are becoming more valuable, not redundant. The industry still needs developers, engineers, and analysts who understand architecture, security, and integration things AI can’t handle on its own yet.
